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Originally Posted by 504PIR
I'd bet you that its from the People's Republic of China. I remember in a intell report I read in the late-80'(?) about the Chicoms building a knockoff M16 to give to groups that they did not want to publicly support. Don't remember how many they made or what became of them.
I'd bet that rifle is one of them.
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The Norinco copy of the M16A1 was/is known as the CQ M311. They have lately also produced a copy of the M4 carbine. A version of the CQ rifle is also being made in Iran by the Defense Industries Organisation as the S-5.56,
The characteristics of the pictured weapon do indicate that it is a carbine version of the CQ rifle. However the lower receiver markings are not the standard Norinco markings. The serial number and markings are suspect overall, ie. markings specifically made by Norinco to appear as original.